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Haiku and Rhyme Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 23: Poems: rhyme and haiku · Set 462 · 40 questions
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Writer's tip (Listen to the sounds): Rhymes end with the same sound: cat – hat, rain – train. A syllable is one beat: but-ter-fly has 3. A haiku has 3 lines: 5 syllables, then 7, then 5. Count every word’s beats and add them up.

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  1. 1.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Cool rain falls on dusty roads”     (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8
  2. 2.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) fog – spoon (b) fog – jog (c) kite – jog
  3. 3.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) cat (b) bake (c) rain
  4. 4.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Bees hum near the pond”     (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 4
  5. 5.Which word rhymes with “tell”? (a) smell (b) old (c) look
  6. 6.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Hot chai in a cup (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “caterpillar”? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5
  8. 8.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Waves kiss the warm sand (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) Green parrots chatter all day
  9. 9.Which word rhymes with “hat”? (a) bat (b) moon (c) bee
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “potato”? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2
  11. 11.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “My kitten sleeps in the sun”     (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7
  12. 12.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Snowflakes land on my warm nose (b) Bees hum near the pond (c) Cool rain falls on dusty roads
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “telephone”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “elephant”? (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) wing (b) pie (c) head
  16. 16.Which word rhymes with “sky”? (a) rake (b) frog (c) pie
  17. 17.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The puddles shine like mirrors”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  18. 18.Which word rhymes with “smell”? (a) train (b) kite (c) tell
  19. 19.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Ripe mangoes fall from the tree (b) Stars blink one by one (c) Snowflakes land on my warm nose
  20. 20.Which word rhymes with “cook”? (a) hook (b) gold (c) bright
  21. 21.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) house – lake (b) snake – swish (c) snake – lake
  22. 22.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) bun – stay (b) day – fish (c) day – stay
  23. 23.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Clouds drift past the hill (b) Children splash in muddy lanes (c) A frog on a leaf
  24. 24.Which word rhymes with “note”? (a) tell (b) coat (c) white
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in the word “pencil”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) well – bread (b) head – bread (c) head – brain
  27. 27.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Grandma hums an old sweet song (b) A frog on a leaf (c) The baby laughs at the moon
  28. 28.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “The lazy cow chews and chews”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  29. 29.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) run – smell (b) run – fun (c) day – fun
  30. 30.Which pair of words rhyme? (a) sing – log (b) dog – log (c) dog – hat
  31. 31.Which word rhymes with “boat”? (a) one (b) bread (c) note
  32. 32.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Waves carry shells to the shore”     (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8
  33. 33.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “A green parrot sings”     (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6
  34. 34.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Paper boats sail down the drain”     (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7
  35. 35.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the MIDDLE line (7 syllables)? (a) Paper boats sail down the drain (b) Clouds drift past the hill (c) The moon, round and white
  36. 36.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Little ants march on”     (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 5
  37. 37.Which word rhymes with “white”? (a) night (b) bat (c) snake
  38. 38.A haiku has 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Which line could be the FIRST line (5 syllables)? (a) Morning bells ring out (b) The puddles shine like mirrors (c) A brown sparrow builds a nest
  39. 39.Which word rhymes with “noon”? (a) wish (b) frog (c) balloon
  40. 40.Count the syllables (beats) in this haiku line:
    “Snowflakes land on my warm nose”     (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 6

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. fog – jog
  3. cat
  4. 5
  5. smell
  6. Hot chai in a cup
  7. 4
  8. Waves kiss the warm sand
  9. bat
  10. 3
  11. 7
  12. Bees hum near the pond
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. head
  16. pie
  17. 7
  18. tell
  19. Stars blink one by one
  20. hook
  21. snake – lake
  22. day – stay
  23. Children splash in muddy lanes
  24. coat
  25. 2
  26. head – bread
  27. A frog on a leaf
  28. 7
  29. run – fun
  30. dog – log
  31. note
  32. 7
  33. 5
  34. 7
  35. Paper boats sail down the drain
  36. 5
  37. night
  38. Morning bells ring out
  39. balloon
  40. 7

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